Endometrial polyps in pre- and postmenopausal women: Factors associated with malignancy

Maturitas

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-421

  Antunes Jr , A ^a   Costa Paiva, L ^a   Arthuso, M ^a   Costa, J V ^b   Pinto Neto, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Women's Integral Healthcare Center (CAISM)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anormal bleeding; Menopause; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLIMACTERIUM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRECANCER; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 34447283058     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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